news outofsanjosewherepolice are responding to a shooting on south 8th street at east williams street. robert handa just arrived on the scene and joins us live, what can you tell us? >> reporter: we have been here 15 minutes and it sounds like police have this area cordoned off and this could be significant because neighbors tell us they believe there was an officer-involved shooting at an apartment complex here. you can see all the activity, it sounds like police have joined the san jose campus police on the scene and in the investigation. neighbors tell us police responded to an incident involving the young man and they said they heard the young man get tasered twice and whatever happened after they say they heard two gunshots, they do not know if he was killed and say some people saw him on the ground but san jose police department have confirmed they have a homicide unit either on the way or just arrived. i have been told that san jose state university officers were involved in the initial call but they have not confirmed whether it was their officers that fired the shots s

alto and eventuallyintosanjoseoverthe next 45 minutes. so by this weekend, the subtropical plume of moisture continues to feed right into the bay area and rainfall totals will be getting even heavier for tomorrow. so, with that said, flood concerns are with us. the highest, no doubt, in marin, napa, also sonoma counties where we will be watching quickly rising creeks, rivers and also streams. speaking of which, nbc bay area is in mill valley where residents are definitely taking this rain seriously. >> reporter: they are, jeff. we could use a break. it's been raining here in mill valley all night. it's still raining. the wind is picking up. water waves are accumulating all of this rain water. this is the arayo de prasidio. it has a ways to go before it reaches its banks. public works crews aren't taking chances. they spent the day today clearing the debris from waterways in mill valley. the goal is to prevent a blockage or flooding. lots of people will be keeping an eye on how all of the rain affects water levels. the rain is affecting driving conditions. it was a wet trip on hig

did here atthesanjosegiantsstadium responding to medical calls. nowthesanfranciscogiants logo, what bryan was wearing when he was attacked was brought in today. >> a simple gesture to set up the moment. david stow placing his son's giants hat on the stadium. he was the first to the two men who brutally attacked bryan three years ago. >> what you both did late in the evening in the dark at dodgers stadium was cowardly. >> reporter: it was the first time this father looked directly at marvin norwood and louie sanchez who sat cuffed and expressionless across the room. they remained expressionless when bryan's sisters took their turn, describing the painful steps bryan has been trying to take to get back his own life. >> he can't shower by himself. he has to wear adult diapers. and i hate having to even say that out loud, but it shows the severity of what you did. >> we make sure he gets his 13 medications throughout the day. he takes two medications to prevent the seizures he endured for months after you cowardly attacked him. >> 32-year-old to four years and sanchez to eight yea

. >> >> they want to fill 85,000 positions. wal-mart says it is looking for 95 people at thenewsanjosestore.new work will begin in april. >> as for the home depot jobs, you have to apply on line. you can go to kpix.com for a link. >> hgst unit has plans to expand. thousands of new housing uns are going up. the city is trying to attract companies workers... especially given recent protests targeting ge buses and other tech compans in san francisco. executivey the class warfare just doe't exist in san jose. "san jose is much more open that business, it's not as t of a space, it's an undiscod gem, so there's plenty of ps for people to live." a san jose city councilman points out -- while the hou market is hot, it's nothinge san >> san jose is in trouble be businesses. there are plenty places for people to live. >> while the housing market is hot it ising in is nothing like san francisco. >>> comcast wants to buy time warner. 12:10:38 this would just ma too much power, and concent too much power in one giganc corporation.. the companies say they expe the merger to take effect ae end of the year. g

a stick to keep him from floating away. he was taken to hospital with minor injuries. >>>insanjoseinvestigatorsare trying to figure out what caused the roof to cave in at a vacant building. it happened around 5:00 p.m. at an industrial avenue. it is in the process of being sold. investigators are looking into the possibility it was intentionally damaged. >>> cal trans has explaining to do. the new bay bridge is leaking. phil shows us we have a better idea where the problem is. >> we are seeing some water coming down on all four lines but keep it isolated. >> reporter: the problem appears to be leaks in where the guardrails, connect to the span or possibly the wiring con due wits to the bridge light. water is dripping down into the heart of the suspension span. the fear is while the leaks are not an immediate problem, ongoing wetness could lead to corose of the bolts so they have to -- corrosion of the bolts so they have to come up with a collusion. how much will that cost? >> we don't know. this is one of these things, if we experience more wind or rain we will learn things. >> t

. >>> i'm jeffbush,sanjoseuniversity,where the first meeting of a task force designed to address race relations on campus gets underway, live report, i'll tell you all about it. >>> stopped in his tracks, tonight how a san leandro home owner catches a burglar in the act. >> this is the bay area's news station. kron4 news at 11:00 starts now. >> the bay area mostly happy about today's arabia rain fall and the -- rainfall and the storms to come, even though problems came along with the wet weather, this is video from san francisco, one freeway experienced a lot of flooding and as this shows you, rain on all ends of the bay, the berkeley, the south bay, and san jose, and the north bay, in marin county, the rain stopped but it is coming back. chief meteorologist live in the center, jacquelyn, let us know. >> it's coming back, that's an understatement, it's going to come back with a general vengeance. a little bit of a low, lblt a little bit of a light drizzle, some light showers remain, it will get more the intense through the weekend, packing a lot of tropical moisture, tapping in in to

news because i know those downtowardssanjosehavenot seen mat much in the way of rainfall the past several days. muir beach getting slammed with moderate rain, as is the golden gate bridge. inland, love fayette. walnut creek. you are seeing some moderate rain toward the clayton area, and san jose, finally some rain after the past two to three days of being relatively dry. one advisory, flash-flood watch for all of the north bay. there are threats of rising streams and low-lying flooding. we'll keep you updated. impressive rainfall totals. >> we have developing news now in our storm watch coverage. an investigation is underway to determine if the bad weather is linked to a driver's death in the north bay. sergio quintana is in mill valley where he spoke with investigators. reporter: at about 10:00 this morning, mill valley police were called to greenwood way, which is in neighborhood that is very steep into the hills and has very narrow streets. an suv had gone down a gully. a this point police are not -- they're trying to figure out if the weather did contribute to the crash. after

minutes and 101 northbound from highway 85 tothesanjoseairportis 13-delay commute and through daly city to san francisco is nine minutes. we have this one problem if you are in the city and you need to make it over to 80 we have a stalled vehicle southbound along van ness avenue blocking a lane and we will take time if that to clear and mass transit all running on time and ace train one is one-minute delayed. kristen and eric? >> we have developing news from the east by, police are investigating a shooting that left two people injured in pittsburg before 11:00 last night. no word on suspects or motive. amy hollyfield is at the scene and will join us at 6:30. >> new developments in the delegate of a three-year-old napa girl. the mother and the mother's boyfriend could be championed in the murder. katie marzullo has new information. >> the results of autopsy are fought released but it is reported that kayleigh slusher's body will be released to her father's parents today. her marry is in prison. her mother, sara krueger and the mother's boyfriend will appear in court for murder and c

. no word on what was in that package or who left it. we want to get back to nbc bayarea,sanjosestatein response to an independent report involving the three white students and the racial attack what might have been against a black roommate. mary ann, what do you have? >> reporter: that report was afternoon for both the community and students to see and essentially the report found that the university for the most part fold university procedures and policies. the report also found one reason it took so long for the alleged bullying to come to light was because the victim never reported it or indicated it was a problem. >> i find that unacceptable. >> why? >> because we've been trying to bring to it the attention of the campus for a long time for them to deny any responsibility when we've been talking about this is unacceptable. >> reporter: gary daniels lead the black unity group on campus. he says the university has very poor policies to begin with. the next step is for an 18 member task force led by retired judge to meet and come up with recommendations on things the university can

are investigating a fail shootinginsanjose. investigatorssay a resolution accident told them a map was trying to break into the home last night at 8:00 so he fired shots. he says he grabbed a gun and shot at the burglar. he took off with another man in the car. a short time later police say a man believed the suspect was dropped off at the hospital. he had a gun wound. he died a short time later. abc7 news reporter katie marzullo is on the scene. she will have a report at 6:30. >>> in east oakland there was a deadly shooting at 77th. the identity is not released. a transit bus was driving by and was caught in the crossfire. it happened at 4:00 yesterday afternoon. the number 40 line bus was hit they times. no one was hurt. >> developing in the not bay, the search is on for the pranksters putting drivers in danger. amy hollyfield has details on what is happening. amy? >> yes, kristen, they are throwing water bottles at moving cars and school buses. it could sound harmless but it is doing some damage and hurt someone. look at this video of one car that was damaged, the windshield was shattered.

of supervisors will consider declaring a breach of contract againstthesanjosefiredepartment that is meeting this morning. the county pays san jose fire to be first on the scene at medical calls within eight minutes, 90 percent of the time. in the past 14 minutes they have met that goal only 80 percent of the time. the supervisor wents to take action. >> vulnerable citizens including seniors are dependent on the response times. >> more fire engines on the street, more personnel. that is the big elephant in the room. >> san jose firefighters say response times have suffered because of budget cuts. abc7 news reporter cornell bernard will have more at 5:00. >> police are looking for a man who slashed two teen girls and this man pull up next to the girls in the car while they were walking on california street on saturday afternoon. he was touching himself and the girls got into a different car and took off. they say the man followed them for a few problems before they lost him. police made the two drawing based on each teen's description. >> a social site is facing legal trouble for accused of e

and kidnapping out of oakland that has led to a statewide amber alert. >>>insanjose, aman is in custody in connection with the deadly stabbing outside a bar. what police say led to his arrest. motivating kids to do more >>> a statewide amber alert remains in effect as police investigate a carjacking andkinning in -- and kidnapping in oakland. boards are still lit up like this one in 880 oakland. alex savidge joins us live with specific details about the man police are looking for. >> reporter: oakland police believe this was a stranger abduction based upon everything they know and the witnesses they spoke with despite the fact that no one has reported this elderly man and this girl missing, at least not here in oakland thus far. >>> a little while ago police released this image -- i should say this photo of a person of interest in this investigation. a man they are looking for. they are trying to speak with roy mccamemy who they say has a criminal record for theft. he's known to hang out in the area near that safeway supermarket on redwood road near highway 13. police say that officers

>>> now at noon -- crews are still on the scene of a crashinsanjosewherea big rig took out power lines and traffic lights. when the major street is expected to reopen. >>> a major development in the murder case out of san jose. why the wrong person was charged with murder. >>> much-needed rain is on the way. we're tracking the storm. we'll tell you when it will hit your neighborhood and how much rain we can expect. >>> good afternoon. i'm tori campbell. crews are still working to repair power lines and street lights after a big rig slammed into them early today. ktvu's janine de la vega has been on the scene all morning and joins us live from san jose to let us know when the street is expected to open to traffic. good afternoon, janine. >> reporter: good afternoon. electricians are working right now to try to get these traffic lights up and running here on stevens creek near the 880 ramps. this is a very busy intersection near the mall and santana row. we're hearing it could stay closed until at least 5:00 tonight. the accident started at 6:30, a caravan of big rigs was hau

.com. >>> more than 12 hours after a big rig crashinsanjose, 880 is closed after a truck hit a pole that sent power lines flying everywhere. damian trujillo joins us live with traffic getting worse by the minute. >> reporter: it is, jessica. this traffic as you mentioned, has been snarled for the last 12 hours or so. this is traffic going onto the 880 overpass on to steven's creek. they are diverting it to 880 northbound and here is the reason why. let me show you the video. a big rig collided with a traffic light and tore off electrical wires. it was towing a portable building when the accident happened. the driver was not seriously injured but the impact is being felt almost 12 hours after this incident. right now police tell me that the reopening of stevens creek boulevard will not happen until at least 7:00. live in san jose, i'm damian trujillo. >> thank you. >>> a developing story out of oakland. police officials say it could be days before they sort out the evidence they found in a massive auto theft trade. dozens of heavily armed police went to 36th avenue near the bart station. polic

are running fairly mild. it is 55 degrees in most spots right there. 55insanjose. 55insanfrancisco.56 degrees in oakland. and 54 in concord. this afternoon, we'll watch those clouds peel away. the temperatures probably slightly cooler but still nice. 66 degrees with some sunshine into san jose. 59 degrees a little cooler into san francisco today. and about 61 degrees in santa rosa. let's check the roads with elizabeth. >>> the roads are playing some hide and seek this morning with all the fog out there. we can barely see traffic at all coming up and down the nimitz freeway in oakland. if you look closely at the bottom of the screen you can see a few headlights but obviously thick fog making it hard to see this morning if you are traveling in parts of the east bay. this is another live look at some of the fog and some of the traffic. this is approaching the dublin interchange. westbound 580 you can see headlights in the commute direction which is still moving at the speed limit. and again that fog advisory still in effect for the bay bridge. >>> a driver in a stolen u-haul took out a p

>> reporter: we're liveinsanjosewhilefirefighters are still getting a fire under control at a portable building. a man who lived inside narrowly escaped. we just spoke to the owner of the trailer. we'll tell you what he has to say. >>> a grim discovery in a burning cottage in san jose. what witnesses heard overnight right before a deadly fire broke out. >> reporter: and a disturbing discovery in san francisco's outer richmond. more potentially poise onous meatballs have been found. we'll tell you how pet owners are taking precaution. "mornings on 2" starts right now. >>> good morning. welcome to "mornings on 2." we're following breaking news in san jose. these are live pictures from a fire. this is in a building behind a business at 24th and east san antonio streets in san jose. you can still see it's quite an active scene. still some smoke coming from the building. janine de la vega has been gathering details and will have a live report coming up in just a couple of minutes. good morning. i'm tori campbell. >> good morning to you. >> good morning. >> i'm dave clark. >>>

fireinsanjoserightnow. matt keller got to the scene. matt? >> yes, this call came in at 10 or 15 minutes ago in san jose. you can see there is an intense firefight going on with films coming from this trailer. a trailer fire next to a building was the call, and there is a concern it could spread in the industry area. obviously, there are all types of materials and flammable material such as ladders and drums that are set up next to the trailer and i was told those were filled with oil and firefighters made sure to keep the flames away from that. it could create a haz-mat situation. you can see the firefighters are in an intense battle right now at the trailer and the flames are still shooting out from the trailer, with a lot smoke coming out, as well, and they are trying to make sure this does not spread here. is with told an ambulances with sent to the scene to help one person out and they are being check out by paramedics and we will be here, follow this, as you can see, again, the flames are intense at this hour and the building is destroyed. firefighters are going to be here

showers for one part of the weengd.>>>sanjosepotclub did a showdown with the city. why some say why some are now violating a city ordinance. >>> this is bay area news at 7:00 >> a grim outlook for california's water supply means drastic action from the state. good evening, everyone. i'm heather holmes in tonight for gasia. new developments tonight as california makes aggressive moves to preserve what water is left in our key reservoirs. for the first time in more than 50 years, water managers say they will not be able to send any water to agencies that buy it from the state water project. now, those agencies serve 25 million people, and nearly 1 million acres of farmland. some bay area water districts in napa, alameda and santa clara counties will feel the cuts. >> they will need to rely upon other local supplies, water that they have stored, ground water, further push for conservation and find ways to scrap to meet their needs. >> officials also say they will not make any releases from northern california reservoirs next montd to month to help fish populations in the delta in order

the windshield wipers. northwest valley has low visibility half a mile at livermore and 2.5 milesinsanjose. densefog advisory until 9:00 so visibility will be quarter-mile visibility or less but i don't think the fog will lift until noon leaving us with mostly cloudy conditions if not cloudy loan the coast. mid-50's there and the rest of us are in the upper 50's to mid-60's from san francisco to inland neighborhoods. >> good morning, be careful because of thing for, you can hamper your visibility. we have a crash over the altamont pass, and it is on the shoulder, westbound 580 at grant line road, you can see we are starting to see bumper-to-bumper traffic from address at 34 miles per hour and as you continue westbound the area orange is an indication of where the fog could affect your commute. at the maze, we have fog there, as well, and it is passing a bit as we make the westbound push along 80 moving fine out there. also, looking clear at the toll plaza. eric and kristen? >> the western span of the bay bridge will be recristened today in honor of former san francisco mayor willie brown.

. nbc bay area's kimberly terry isinsanjose. notjust the ice but the dance lore that's critical for ice skaters. >> reporter: a lot of similarities between ballet and ice skating. two big watch parties were held in the south bay, one of them at paulina's dance studio, a place that's played a very important role in her training. >> reporter: polina edmonds took to the ice and the san jose native every move was being cheered on a world away. >> as the leader of this community i want to wish her well and say on behalf of all the people at san jose how proud we are of her. >> reporter: polina's performance pleased the crowd who gathered early to watch it live. >> what are you your arms doing. >> reporter: before heading to the competition in sochi, polina spent countless hours at the dance studio perfecting some of her positions. without skates, since there's a similarity in many of the movements. >> what in ballet translates to ice skating? >> everything. posture, musicality, dedication, discipline. >> reporter: polina was 8 years old when her mom first enrolled her in ballet to he

to be on the ice performing. >> figure skater polina edmundsofsanjosewillbe on the ice again today. the 15-year-old took 7th place in the short program. >> recalled beef products are still on some bay area store shelves. but that's not the case with some smaller stores. >> from across the bay to around the world, the stories that matter on "kpix 5 news this morning." captions by: caption colorado comments@captioncolorado.com >>> good morning, i'm frank mallicoat. >> i'm michelle griego. time now is 6:00. >>> developing right now at 6:00, a tense standoff between protestors and riot police continue this morning in kiev, ukraine. the european union will meet today to decide on sanctions. >> and someone is waking up $425 million richer this morning. i'm cate caugiran live in milpitas where the winning powerball ticket was sold. we'll have those winning numbers in the details coming up. >>> we have a big traffic backup growing now in the south bay. san jose northbound 101. there is an accident two cars and there may be another accident actually in the traffic jam. speeds are 11 miles an hour

jose. southbay to the north bay a live look at conditions in sausalito. it looks greatactuallysanrafaeleasy breezy down into sausalito heading toward the golden gate bridge no delay on to doyle drive. for silicon valley commuters westbound 237 at the speed limit. that's your latest "kcbs traffic." here's lawrence. >>> weather looking good on this friday going to see some spring-like conditions into the afternoon. grab a jacket out the door. right now some 30s and 40s in the bay area although 50 in san francisco. skies clear now and it's going to stay that way all day. what a beautiful day it's going to be. 43 degrees in san jose. 42 in concord. and 44 degrees in oakland. this afternoon, enjoying sunshine, how about these numbers? up into the 60s and some low 70s about 70 in the napa valley, 69 in san jose, and about 66 degrees in san francisco. we'll have more on your weekend forecast coming up, guys, in just a few minutes. >>> developing news in far northern california. four people are dead in a shooting rampage at a tribal council meeting. it happened at the cedarville rancher

, not any rain. we don't have any rain. hayward is onemile.sanjoseisdropping down to one mile. half mile in half moon bay the only place where the visibility is lower and three in novato and east bay valley is nothing. we will look at our day planner today, the next 12 hours, dense fog and mid-50's. fog is fading by noon and sunny in the afternoon if the low-to-mid 60's and clouds in the evening. it will be mild in the mid-50. we have thickest fog in the north bay valley through 7:00 and low-to-mid 60's with sunshine come out fast are in the east bay and that is why you will be warmer in the afternoon than elsewhere and at the cost it is fore and 55 and hang out in the upper 50's with limited sunshine in the afternoon. leyla gulen? >> good morning, everyone, at 6:01. no love affair with the commute. in the east bay, from livermore, westbound 580 a two-car crash has pulled cars on the side. westbound 24 at central lafayette, 15 to 20 vehicles are on the shoulder. they appear to have hit some debris. we new have reports eastbound 24 at orinda bart station has cars on the shoulder and

on the investigation of the fire. matt? >> this is considered a crime scene because a person was founddead.sanjosepoliceand fire investigators are working to determine what started the fire and how that person died. we will show did you know toes from the san jose fire department. when they arrived they saw flames coming from a house in the back here on willard avenue. they arrived at 12:15. they say the fire was intense. >> we had a lot high flames shoot from the structure with a two story apartment building to the left of the main structure. that is why we called a second alarm to keep the fire contained . >> no other homes were damaged. firefighters were told a middle age manned live in the back of the home. they cannot confirm identity. we waiting for the coroner. we are told that a person was taken to the hospital. they say it was a medical emergency not related to the fire. firefighters are on the scene to make sure there are no flare-ups in the house. >>> public health researchers are urge. ly trying to understand a mystery illness, five bay area children are paralyzed showing symptoms si

at the scene. no word on her identity. no arrests have been made. >>thesanjosestateuniversity community is mourning the loss of a student found dead in his own dorm on sunday. the coroner is working to determine why. >>> he was always so happy. i love you. love you. i will always love you. >> brendon's girlfriend could not fight back the tears. he was found unresponsive in the dorm. friends were turned. super productive. we were really close. i will miss him. >> the officials say that campus police went to his radio after friends recorded him missing. the coroner has yet to determine the cause of death of the he graduated in the spring from college prep in san francisco where he played football. high school friends shared fond memories. >> he is one of the guys that just knew how to prime your day. >> the coroner says he could have information on the delegate by tuesday. the answers that the friends frd family say cannot come soon enough. >>> happening today, protesters will put senator feinstein's pacific heights home under surveillance to protest n.s.a. and data collection programs ch

isinsanjosewherefellow firefighters are in shot. >> reporter: that's right. he was arrested here where he recently worked in the administrative building behind me. he was training to become an outreach officer. in this role, he would have worked with children in this community that tonight says it is angry, disappointed, and shocked. >> how many years? >> going on 18. >> reporter: for years san jose fire department's mario cuesta wore his uniform with pride. >> i want to help people. >> reporter: he is now behind bars facing drug and underaged sex crime charges. he talked about how quickly his family strengthened him when he came out as gay and how it strengthened the department's bond. >> we are hurt that anyone in our organization world participate as something like that is shocking and disappointing. >> reporter: cuestas was a leader in the department and the community. he worked and sang at saint leo the great parish in san jose. >> he has a great voice. he gets people excited about the music. he has always been ... he seems like a very mellow fellow. >> reporter: the roman catholi

a third of an inch butinsanjoseandredwood city and livermore half of an inch. and two-thirds in concord and san francisco and san rafael. 1" in santa rosa and that is what we billed. mother nature was following along with what we called for. the rain is moving away and we have a last bit of energy. the bulk will go north of us but it is a possible the north bay could have a scattered shower and the rest of us will be damp in the afternoon with only drizzle and a moist flow from the west. there is the weekend storm, 1-6" of rain. >> the healthy dose of rain does not mean the officials are easing up on the call for water. katie? >> there is a lot mist coming down on us at the dublin and san ramon services district and this is where they treat the wastewater to be used for jobs that do not require clean drinking water. in this drought it is a program they are hoping to expand. >> this is the view for viewers in san ramon this morning, hard rain, wet roads and friend tick windshield wipers. in castro value it makes for dangerous driving conditions but the wet weather is a

this evening. lots of rain fall this morning, messycommute,sanjose2/3of an inch of rain. 3/4 of an inch of rain fall in san francisco. most we have seen this year. saint helena1 inch of rain. video to show you. two different pieces of video. first, today's rain fall caused a few problems. the trail there closed. work crews watched 2 feet deep water cover the trail. oakland, city workers trying to look ahead to the next storm. they are making sandbags available to residents. i don't think we're going to get there. but it's good to be preventative. fire stations and also the city yard. more rain in san francisco over the past five days. then in the previous 72 and behind me right there, that is the next storm that is coming. it's a big one. it gets here as soon as tomorrow and heavy rain is likely for the entire bay area. details coming up. >> all right, paul, thank you. you can track the next storm yourself on kpix.com. click weather, then interactive radar. zoom into your neighborhood. >> new at 10:00, a man accused of stealing a car and leading the police on a chase is spending the nig

, a woman we'll call susan thought she would never have to see the face again. recently,thesanjosemanshowed up on a school campus in sunnyvale, a place he is not allowed to go as a registered sex offender. >> he is a sick man. i can't believe he would want to do something to a young kid. even know trying again, he didn't learn his lesson and to think after so many years who knows from then till now that he hasn't tried. >> reporter: susan was nine years old, a fourth grader in 1994 when she was kidnapped at her apartment complex just down the street. he asked if she would babysit her puppies. >> i was scared to run away. i thought he would chase me or something. so i went along with it. >> reporter: they drove down a few streets. that's when susan saw a chance to run. >> it was very scary, nine years old. i got back in the car and locked the door. i locked it and i was like, no, so i unlocked the door and got back out again. >> reporter: susan got away and hid in a bush. for days afterwards he drove around her apartment complex. >> i would play with my dolls in the window and he woul

university where he is about to--sanjosestateuniversity university where he is about to sit down. >> reporter: that will happen at 7:00 p.m. he never run for office so we wanted to find out why he thinks somebody who is pro choice, and who voted for president obama in 2008 can win the gop nomination. >> reporter: 40 years old, born in ohio, he is hoping to become the new face of a different kind of california republican party. >> i am libertarian. i want the government out of our lives. as i have been meeting with groups, they want the government out of our lives. >> reporter: he came to california in 1998 as a engineer, and became treasure secretary in d.c. his focus is on jobs and education. >> looking at taking the money and getting it in the hands of teachers, of parents so they have control. >> reporter: why does he think he can succeed? >> i think it comes back to the fact that i am the son of immigrants, i went to graduate school, i took out loans. i was worried. >> reporter: today we talked about much more, why he likes twitter and facebooking and to his -- took and to hi

but that is dissipateing. from tracy to castro valley is 11 minutes and from highway 85tosanjoseairportand through daly city to san francisco, 280, northbound, under ten minutes. in san jose away from 17 that is quiet with only a couple of headlights and no traffic southbound. the crime tape is up in pittsburg after a double shooting. amy hollyfield has the latest. >>> police have cleared the scene. it is quiet in the neighbor. it looks like everyone is sound asleep. you would never know there was a double shooting here and here is how it looks when police got the call to come to heather wood, with two people shot, a woman and a man, a block apart. she was shot in the back and he was shot in the arm. they were taken to the hospital. police are looking into whether this could be related to an armed robbery early in antioch or could it be a drive-by shooting? they still working the case. at this point we are told no arrests have been made. >> all lanes of interstate 80 are re-opened this morning after a police shooting that started at 8:00 last night in dixon. police say they pulled over an assault

. is this program working? that's at the heart of this new fight. in partsofsanjosethesesmaller squad trucks race to the scene when a medical call comes in. he wants to see more of them. >> they are 94% of the calls our fire department receives is for medical not fire. but we're still using 19th century deployment models. >> reporter: they are calling for the department to release the results of this pilot program. they want to see if sending two people to medical calls in squad trucks is faster, more efficient and cost effective than the standard response of four firefighters in a big fire truck. >> we want to know if this is working. if it's deployed well, it's common sense to tell us that we can respond to more calls. if we have two people in a squad car. >> i believe it is. >> reporter: the union president says councilmen are rushing the results of the pilot program, one he's not too sure is working given the department's low staffing levels. >> we put in the service and it's having a detrimental fegt on the system. >> reporter: robert says a squad crew don't have the tools to perform r

in redding. >>asanjosemansays he shot a man breaking into his home. it happened 8:00 last night in east san jose. the homeowner says someone broke in and tried to shoot him. the man shot back in self- defense allegedly wounding and killing the suspect. no further details from police. >>> one person is dead after a shooting in which a ac transit bus was hit. kpix 5's christin ayers reports it was one of several shootings in east oakland yesterday. >> reporter: a bullet-riddled bus stopped on the street the driver too traumatized to talk with us. it started with a fight at the bus stop in east oakland then someone started shooting. >> i heard 13, 14 shots. >> reporter: the shooting started when they got off the bus. you can see one bullet hold grazed the bus, another hit the bus, another the windshield. no one was hurt on the bus but one of the men who got into the argument was shot and died at the hospital. someone drove him a mile away where police found him. they removed his clothes and tried to give him cpr. but it was too late. >> he later succumbed to his injuries. >> reporter: the

but the temperatures surprisingly mild. mid 60s into concord and mid 60s alsointosanjose. about61degreesinsanfrancisco.we'll have more on the chance of rain coming up in a few minutes right now let's check out the roads with elizabeth. >>> the bay bridge where they cleared that accident it was a minor one but it was just west of the bay bridge toll plaza. no metering lights and everything looks really good at 5:00 this morning. that was the time they were supposed to clear the overnight roadwork by the way and reopen all lanes in the incline out the mid span. northbound 880 in oakland still pretty good. yesterday was so quiet with the holiday. so things are kind of getting back to normal now. as far as the number of cars on the road. westbound 92 looks great and typical as well coming out of hayward. the drive time about 14 minutes right now as you head over the high-rise and into foster city. b.a.r.t. is also back to a regular schedule today. they are all on time. they should have about 25 trains right now. all good to go. all on schedule. that's your latest kcbs traffic. >>> some breaking

headed into the maze. >> eric and kristen? >>veteransanjosefirefighteris held without bill accused of stunning crimes laning from sexual crimes against children to selling them drugs. katie marzullo is at san jose fire department with details we broke at abc7 news at eleven. >> this is fire station one where mario cuestas worked until six months ago when he was injured and forced into administration position. the 53-year-old in that position working as a community outreach officer -- going into neighborhood associations, schools and churches. mario cuestas is accused selling methamphetamine to high school students. sources say he is guilty of committing sexual acts with children, as well. a special task force raided his administration office yesterday and took him in the custody at that time. they took his computer. the san jose fire departmentdown president says that while he is not passing judgment this early he usedded word "shocked" and "disappointed." >> our hearts go out to anyone who may have been the victim of any crime. it is exactly the opposite of what we are here to do

heavy backups away from the altamont pass, andinsanjose, caltrainis shutting down the off-ramp to northbound 101 and that is because of road flooding so we have road flooding and ponding and we want you to stay in the piddle lanes and avoid the solo vehicle spinouts and the hydro planing. >>> the rain is causing an issue if drivers on the roads. abc7 news reporter cornell bernard ran into trouble spots and is at the again again. cornell? >> rain is making for challenging driving. behind me there is a shot of a wet bridge but you fatter in the look slides it is more dangerous. that is what drives are dealing with in the not bay. this is 101 near spencer avenue in sauce let with rocks falling loosened by the overnight rain falling on to the road where more than a few drivers were slamming interest them and popping tires and breaking rims in two. jeff was headed to the golden gate bridge when he hit the rocks. >> i was headed to work and came around the corner and i hit a bolder and it blew my tire and rim. >> scary, right? >> unsettling. >>> c.h.p. was diverting traffic arou

tothesanjosestreets.you may be wondering why they're doing this. that's one of the things we're going to explain after this. >>> right now, starting to see a little bit of light rain in the north bay, as clouds and a change to the forecast as we go through your holiday weekend. a look at that when we come right back. it's a wondrous sensation of clarity and alertness... it's owning your opponent... it's knowing beyond a doubt "you got this"... it's keeping your head down, your eye on the ball, and knocking it out of the park... it's getting in the zone... it's keeping on your toes... on target... on top... focus is staring the world in the face and saying "bring it"... focus is power... focus is life... and 5-hour energy is focus. >>> here we go. dozens stripped down to their understoodies for a run in downtown san jose today all for a good cause. the cupid's undie run. it collections donations to the children's tumor foun tags for ctf. 26 other cities across the country held similar events. >> it was sort of chilly this morning. i mean, not east coast chilly, but for here. >> the mid

in the bay area and why a particular trouble spot isatsanjoseairport.>>> take a look at what the storm has left behind. we're seeing what the storm left in the mountains. >>> thanks for joining us. >> we're not in the clear, but it has been a big help. rain soaked bay area, several feet of snow and so how much help did we get for our drought? >> chris sanchez is in the south bay where it's relatively dry. jeff has our latest numbers. we begin with terry on the slopes, i would imagine. >> reporter: near the slopes. i try to stay away from them. five feet of new snow over the past several days. you couldn't have anybody happier than the skiers here except maybe the skiers over at kirkwood where they got eight feet of new snow. fantastic news for people that like to hit the slopes. take a look at some beauty shots. people skiing and enjoying the day. he says the next snow packed measurement is two weeks away. there was about 20% of what we should have by april. we got a long, long way to go. when it comes to drought, we're in it, and probably be in it for months to come. >> a sense that w

. but in case fair weather drivers have forgotten what it means to have heavyrain,sanjose's drycreek road was a harsh reminder. ma the rain we got and the rain we are getting this weekend should keep landscape alive for a month so turn off that irrigation. live in marin county, don knapp, kpix 5. >>> don showed us oakland but sandbags also available on the peninsula. san mateo county offering them for free to its residents. it's part of getting ready for the sudden return to winter. paul deanno will tell us more about what rain is going to be coming in about 10 minutes from now. >>> the morning commute as you can imagine was a mess all over the bay area. this big rig slammed through the center divide on 80 in richmond. cars were creeping in both directions for most of the morning. >>> the driver of this porsche was cruising with the top down before it spun out on highway 101 in san francisco. the driver had minor injuries but the porsche was completely wrecked. >>> and flashing lights from police cars lit up san francisco's cliff house. the suspected drunk driver coopted handle the curve.

us with more. >> as you cansee,sanjoseisfinally getting into the action, the last band focused in on the central bay, in san francisco, misty skies around the chinese new year parade. and significant showers right now near san jose and milipitas, and once it gets up near the sierra, take a look, 80 up there by the summit and highway 50 the snow continues to fly. coming up, we'll let you know how long all of this will stay in the holiday weekend forecast. coming up in just moments. back to you. >>> all right, thank you, rob. day ten of competition wrapped up at the winter games in sochi, today, team usa missed opportunities for medals on the slopes and on the ice. >> yeah, they switched suit, but for the american team, the results were unfortunately the same. no skaters on the podium. ryan hansen placed seventh, there were high hopes for shani davis who won silver in the last two olympics. he finished 11th. >> it is not like i'm a young pup anymore, i'm 31. but where there is a will there is a way. i feel there is a lot more i can do better than i did. it is just unfortunate tha

morning, we have beeninsanjosesince430 testimony them this morning an overnight house fire extensive damage and a body found inside and you can see an active scene and firefighters are on the scene and tara moriarty is talking with investigators and she will have an update in just a moment. it is tuesday, february 5th, i am pam cook. >> steve, did you bring nothing with you? -- fog with you? >> yes, i did, i put it in the glove compartment. a mixed bag today, fog or sun, far enough away from the coast, closer with a south wind, upper 60s and 70s and there will be a lot of areas, stuck in the upper 150s and it is where the front is still a ways away. oakland is 52 and that has been going up 52 as well and there as low cloud deck, it is not going anywhere any time soon and that system is looking good. rainfall projections may be up to two inches and it may have a half inch of rain, santa rosa it looks good and some of the heavier rain may be good for central california and we may get a break, 60s and ons -- 70s, here is sal. >>> we are looking at traffic that has become very slow, for

hit-and-runinsanjose. happenednear snell avenue and west coopol singapore. officers say the vehicle took off in the area of the woods drive. this is a very active scene. this is a live look at officers. they're on scene, gathering evidence. this happened just after 3:00 this afternoon. the search for the driver is on. we now know at this point -- all we know is that the victim is a man. he did die on scene. officers are skill -- still gathering information. >> good evening, and thank you for joining us. now to california's drought. the city council approved a plan to use treated sewage water for farms and vineyardsment some don't like the idea. nick smith is live in the heart of sonoma county's wine country with the story. reporter: sonoma county is known for its wine, and its winemaking. that's why politics and wine makers, staring in the face of a drought, are doing all they can to protect their crops. >> we got all the rain, still don't have enough water to get through the growing season. >> doug grew up in sonoma county, and has worked, owned, and operated ranch. >>

-old brian law started their careers in the bay area. gonzalezinsanjose, lawin soak land. and -- oakland. and before dawn yesterday they were headed to a call of a crash on highway 99 just south of fresno when they swerved to avoid victims on the road. their cruiser hit a guardrail and a road sign and then flipped over. flags are being flown at half staff at the capitol. the governor says it's to honor their courage, commitment and service. law leaves behind a wife and three small children and friends say gonzalez was talking about getting married to his girlfriend. and you can share your thoughts on our facebook page. go to kpix.com and click on the facebook icon. >>> happening today, this afternoon a veteran san jose firefighter is due in court. he's accused of selling drugs and having sex with an underaged teen. kpix 5's kiet do has more on this man now facing criminal charges. >> reporter: in the 18 years that mario cuesta was with the san jose fire department, he became a popular and high- profile figure within the organization. that's why so many people who knew him are shocked and

chargeatsanjosestateuniversity. it's a 53 page report detailing incidents that led to charges against four san jose state students last year. they are accused of hate crimes against their african american roommate. >> this report was released today made available to the campus community. it said that the university did not violate any policies, but the campus leadership should have been made aware of the problems earlier. an independent fact finder hired by san jose state university released his report today looking into the alleged harassment of a black student by four of his white roommates. the report detailed racial slurs, a confederate flag and a u-shaped bike lock fastened around the victim's neck last fall. the report says the university only learned of the instant after the parents complained last october and that the university's president was briefed on it until november, five weeks after the investigation began. the report concludes in part that university staff acted in compliance with relevant policies and past practice. evidence demonstrates that campus leadersh

>>> abc7 news begins with breaking news. >>insanjoseafemale pedestrian was hit by a train. that person survived and was taken to a local hospital. the incident happened after 10:00 a.m. and riders should expect some delays. we will follow this online and on twitter. thanks for joining us. >> i am kristen sze, a matter of life-and-death being debated supervisors are deciding what to do about slow response team by fire medics or paramedics. abc7 news cover is in san jose with the meeting in progress. >> over the past couple of minutes, the supervisors talking about the issue that could be putting lives across san jose in jeopardy. santa clara supervisors are debating why the fire department is not responding to medical calls faster and what to do about that fact. many degree the department has broken the contract and promise to the county. senator that clear county pays san jose fire to respond to medical calls within eight minutes but over the year the goal has been met only 80 percent of the time. the fire department blames staffing and budget cuts but supervisor would was

years. >> paying more to park indowntownsanjose. whythe price could double after tonight's vote. >>> good morning to you, thank you for joining us, i'm scott mcgrew. >> i'm peggy bunker. the san jose fire department are just not cutting it. they're contracted to show up within eight minutes of a call, and they failed to meet that nine of ten times. christie smith is live in san jose, and christie, the board has come up with a decision. >> we're still waiting to get exact word on that, but i can tell you one supervisor said that the real problem is that for the last 14 months, firefighters have been arriving late to their emergency calls and still collecting their incentive pay given by the county. so right now the acting chief and heads can have explain what is going on and how they plan to fix it. more than 8 -- >>> all right, looks like we lost christie smith here. we'll check back in with her. >> moving on, this american, will be in court, accused of walking on to the campus of the south bay peninsula hebrew day suspect, this suspect, theodore, who likes to dress as a woman,

indowntownsanjoseparkafter midnight. officers were called to the pa on -- to the park on south market street. he died at the hospital. his identity is not released. this is the fifth homicide in san jose. >> hayward police are investigating a hit-and-run accident that injured a woman seriously crossing the street. this happened after 6:00 last night. investigators say a vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed hit the victim and knock her 100'. she is appearing to be in her 30's. authorities are looking for surveillance video or witnesses but do not have a description of the vehicle. >> a pastor faces sex charges this morning involving a 17-year-old run away. investigators say the pastor on goes by the name of john hay he is charged with having an unlawful sexual relationship with a teen. police say he met one of the girls at the salvation army korean core -- corps in san francisco. more on the top of the hour on the case. >> the san jose man suspected of setting a dozen arson fires will be in court for a hearing. the 48-year-old was arrested last month and charged with setting 13 fi

you're live at the guadeloupe liver indowntownsanjose. wehear the water levels rose there extremely quick this morning. >> reporter: very true. as we show you here live, just look over my shoulder and you can see the water is moving very fast. it looks kind of like the north bay rivers and streams but this is in the south bay. right here around the guadeloupe river, we did see the water levels rise. if you look towards the bottom, you can see the greenery forced down as the water level was running much higher this morning. too much volume of water over soil that's becoming more and more saturated. it's likely now as we see the potential for heavy rain, we could see more problems like we saw around the guadeloupe river. plus another thing we'll have to watch out for will be the wind speed starting to pick up too. the winds here in san jose, only 5 miles per hour. but with increasing rain and wind, that could lead to big-time power problems, perhaps in some of the foothill communities. >> great information, rob. not looking gad along the guadeloupe throughout the weeke

. the showers returned there just a few minutes ago. to rain right nowinsanjose. thisis a live shot from the san jose bureau camera. but you can see the storm clouds are gathering. one particularly wet spot in the bay area is mt. tamalpais. you can see the showers from our camera. almost ten inches of rain have fallen here since the storm began, and it is still coming town. the steep slopes force out the moisture from passing storms and fog. we do have live team storm watch coverage with a look at some of the hardest hit areas. first, the forecast with meteorologist leigh glaser and live doppler 7hd. >> hi there, everyone. you are exactly right. it has really been more to the golden gate bridge where this moisture band -- we call it training. the heaviest rain today has been north of the golden gate bridge. in fact we'll take you in closer. cloverdale has been reporting some very moderate rain the past two or three hours. you can see the rain is coming down. guise are road there, but we had some flood senior still do near rohnert park, and petaluma. they had some low-lying flooding there